Article
Chemistry, Physical
Linsen Li, Xiang Gong, Zhuwei Yang, Riguang Zhang, Zhao Jiang, Tao Fang
Summary: Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) have advantages in hydrogen storage density and convenience of storage and transportation. This study used single-layer Ti3C2Tx MXene as a support to load Pt nanoparticles for the dehydrogenation reaction of 12H-NECZ. The 3 wt% Pt/S-Ti3C2Tx catalyst showed the best catalytic performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jinjian Li, Fengya Tong, Yi Li, Xiaohui Liu, Yong Guo, Yanqin Wang
Summary: In this study, the dehydrogenation of 12H-NECZ over supported spinel catalysts in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor was investigated. Pd/MgAl2O4 catalyst showed the best performance due to the strong interaction between Pd and MgAl2O4, resulting in smaller Pd particles and more positively charged Pd species.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhaolu Feng, Yindong Wang, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: This paper investigates the critical indicators of dehydrogenation reactions in hydrogen storage based on a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) system, namely, speeding up the dehydrogenation rate and lowering the reaction temperature. By preparing Pd/SBA-15 catalysts and optimizing the reaction conditions, high dehydrogenation efficiency and catalytic stability were achieved.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xiaoxuan Li, Fei Wu, Wenhua Zhou, Chao Chen, Jianghao Wang, Bolong Li, Hao Chen, Jie Fu
Summary: In this study, a PdCoOx-based bimetallic oxide catalyst was prepared and applied for the low-temperature dehydrogenation of 12H-NECZ to produce H2. The activity of Pd was enhanced by introducing Co and the catalyst's electronic state was tuned based on the interfacial effect between PdCoOx and Zr-C3N4 supports. The PdCo bimetallic oxide formation improved the electronic transfer rate and the interaction between the support and PdCoOx, thereby enhancing the catalytic dehydrogenation activity.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhao Jiang, Xiang Gong, Shuyi Guo, Yanxin Bai, Tao Fang
Summary: A series of bimetallic Pd-M (M = Cu, Ni)/SiO2 catalysts were prepared and employed to enhance the catalytic activity and selectivity of NECZ for the 12H-NECZ dehydrogenation reaction. Pd3Ni1/SiO2 exhibited high catalytic performance with 100% conversion, 91.1% selectivity of NECZ, and 5.63 wt% hydrogen release amount. Adjusting the alloying degree or the alloy phase in the PdCu and PdNi bimetallic catalysts significantly enhanced the dehydrogenation activity and selectivity, providing theoretical guidance for designing efficient and low-cost bimetallic catalysts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ziting Liu, Zhaolu Feng, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: In this paper, Ni/MCM-41 catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method, and Nin@Pd1/M41 core-shell nanocatalysts were prepared by ultrasound-assisted galvanic replacement method. The results showed that Nin@Pd1/M41 had electron transfer and SMSI effect, promoting its catalytic performance. The dehydrogenation efficiency of H12-NEC reached 100% at 180°C for 4 h and at 170°C for 6 h, and 97.58% for 6 h at 160°C, with a TOF of 5080.6 h-1, which was better than that reported in the literature. The excellent catalytic performance of Ni6@Pd1/M41 can mainly be attributed to the synergistic effect of coordination and strain effects between the bimetals.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhaolu Feng, Xiaomin Chen, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: In this study, Pd/C catalysts were synthesized via Ar glow-discharge plasma reduction, with Pd/C-A showing the best catalytic activity due to its smallest palladium nanoparticles and highest dispersion.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yindong Wang, Zhaolu Feng, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: A negatively charged silica surface (-Si-O-) was formed on SBA-15 by treating it with alkali, and ultrafine Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) were supported on SBA-15 via NaBH4 reduction. The as-prepared Pd/SBA15 catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performance for dehydrogenation of H12-NEC. Characterization results revealed that Pd NPs were uniformly dispersed on the pore surface of SBA-15 with high Pd dispersion, and the coordination of Pd NPs with hydroxyl on the SBA-15 surface improved catalytic stability.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Zhaolu Feng, Ziting Liu, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: In this study, Ni core-Pd shell nanoparticles supported on KIT-6 were prepared using Ni as a template and reductant by a galvanic replacement reaction under ultrasonic radiation. The characterization results showed that the Ni@Pd core-shell nanoparticles were uniformly dispersed on KIT-6 with an average diameter of 1.9+/-0.3 nm. The dehydrogenation efficiency of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole on Ni@Pd(6:1)/K6 was higher than that of reported catalysts, which could be attributed to the synergistic effect of the ligand and strain effect, the high dispersion of core-shell nanoparticles, and the weak H2 binding ability of the catalyst.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongen Yu, Xue Yang, Xiaojing Jiang, Yiman Wu, Shunpeng Chen, Wei Lin, Yong Wu, Lei Xie, Xingguo Li, Jie Zheng
Summary: In this study, it is demonstrated that LaNi5 alloy can efficiently catalyze reversible hydrogen storage in NEC. LaNi5.5 particles show excellent catalytic ability, achieving a high hydrogen storage capacity of over 5.5wt%. These results are promising for developing high-efficiency LOHC-based hydrogen storage systems.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zhuwei Yang, Xiang Gong, Linsen Li, Zhao Jiang, Riguang Zhang, Tao Fang
Summary: Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are promising candidates for large-scale hydrogen storage. In this study, Pt/SiO2-TiO(OH)2 catalysts were synthesized and showed good performance in the dehydrogenation reaction of 12H-NECZ. The enhanced oxygen vacancy concentration and optimized d-band center of the catalyst contributed to its high activity. Introduction of oxides regulated the surface electronic state of TiO(OH)2 and increased the oxygen vacancy concentration.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zhaolu Feng, Xuefeng Bai
Summary: Highly dispersed Pd/KIT-6 catalysts were prepared via inorganometallic chemical adsorption and sonochemical reduction, exhibiting excellent performance in the dehydrogenation of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole with a high efficiency of 97.4% and maintaining above 95% efficiency after 10 cycles.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bin Wang, Pei-ya Li, Shi-yuan Wang, Shu-han Lu, Tao Fang
Summary: The liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology shows great potential in hydrogen storage and delivery. N-ethylcarbazole (NEC) is a promising hydrogen storage carrier that can undergo reversible hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions. However, during the dehydrogenation reaction, side reactions involving C-N bond cleavage often occur. In this study, it was found that using a Pd catalyst supported on Mg-Al spinel can reduce side reactions, improve dehydrogenation activity and selectivity, and decrease the amount of noble metal Pd used. The improvement in catalyst activity is attributed to the smaller active metal particles and the valence distribution of Pd, while the reduction of C-N bond cleavage is related to the moderate acid site density of the catalyst, the synergy effect between metal and acid sites, and the weak adsorption capacity of dehydrogenation products.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Yanpeng Wu, Xiaoran Liu, Xuefeng Bai, Wei Wu
Summary: In this paper, Pd nanocrystalline catalysts were prepared by ultrasonic-assisted reduction method and applied in the dehydrogenation of 12H-NEC. The high temperature generated by cavitation during ultrasonic-assisted reduction decomposed CO32- in LDHs interlayer, promoting the formation of Pd nanoparticles. The catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performance and stability.
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Honglei Liu, Cunhui Zhou, Wenqian Li, Wanting Li, Minghuang Qiu, Xinqing Chen, Hui Wang, Yuhan Sun
Summary: This study successfully developed a gamma-Al2O3-supported Rh-Ni bimetallic catalyst with only 0.1 wt % Rh, which exhibited excellent catalytic performance in the hydrogenation of NEC. Various characterizations confirmed that factors such as electron transfer between the bimetallic Rh-Ni nanoparticles structure, promotion of smaller Ni nanoparticles formation by Rh, and increased reducibility of loaded NiO contributed to the catalyst's outstanding activity. The research sheds light on a promising strategy for developing low-cost hydrogenation catalysts for LOHCs such as NEC.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Liu Zhou, Lin Sun, Lixin Xu, Chao Wan, Yue An, Mingfu Ye
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Mengmeng Liu, Liu Zhou, Xianjin Luo, Chao Wan, Lixin Xu
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yangxin Jin, Fengfeng Li, Peixin Cui, Yun Yang, Qingping Ke, Minh Ngoc Ha, Wangcheng Zhan, Fei Ruan, Chao Wan, Zhao Lei, Van Noi Nguyen, Wei Chen, Jun Tang
Summary: In this study, a nitrogen-doped transition metal oxide catalyst with abundant oxygen vacancies was successfully prepared through interstitial nitrogen engineering, which demonstrated high catalytic activity for the aerobic dehydrogenation coupling reaction of aromatic amines at low temperature. By increasing the oxygen vacancies and oxygen mobility, the catalyst showed enhanced catalytic performance, highlighting an effective strategy for promoting oxidation reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fengfeng Li, Jun Tang, Qingping Ke, Yun Guo, Minh Ngoc Ha, Chao Wan, Zhiping Lei, Jing Gu, Qiang Ling, Van Noi Nguyen, Wangcheng Zhan
Summary: A photothermal catalytic approach using LaSrCoxFe2-xO6 double perovskite materials as catalysts has been developed for efficient epoxidation of styrene. Singlet oxygen was identified as the key reactive oxygen species, and the mechanism involves a combination of photothermal and solvation effects to generate hot electrons, holes, superoxides, and singlet oxygen species.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mengmeng Liu, Liu Zhou, Chao Wan, Mingfu Ye, Lixin Xu
Summary: Highly dispersed Ni-Pt alloy nanoparticles supported on mesoporous TiO2 were successfully fabricated for hydrogen generation catalysis through a one-step reduction method. The optimized Ni0.5Pt0.5/meso-TiO2 exhibited superior catalytic performance and 100% selectivity with high stability in the presence of sodium hydroxide at 323 K. This study provides a new approach for preparing mesoporous TiO2 supported metal nanoparticles for hydrogen generation reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jinling Wang, Chao Wan, Dang-guo Cheng, Fengqiu Chen, Xiaoli Zhan
Summary: It has been demonstrated that tailoring the oxygen vacancy concentration by controlling the morphology of CeO2 is an effective strategy for constructing high-performance catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation reactions. This study investigated the morphology dependence of ceria nanocrystals for low-temperature cyclohexane ODH and found that the variation of oxygen vacancy concentration with morphologies led to different reactivity. Temperature-programmed re-oxidation and reduction tests showed that the prepared catalysts had different replenishment and consumption capacities of active oxygen species, which significantly influenced the catalytic performance.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chao Wan, Liu Zhou, Shuman Xu, Biyu Jin, Xin Ge, Xing Qian, Lixin Xu, Fengqiu Chen, Xiaoli Zhan, Yongrong Yang, Dang-guo Cheng
Summary: The study presents a novel defect engineering strategy to construct an AgPd nanoparticle-coupled N-deficient ordered mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride catalyst, which exhibits remarkable activity and stability for hydrogen evolution from Formic acid. The enhanced catalytic performance is mainly attributed to the unique structure of the catalyst, the strong metal-support interaction, and charge transfer mechanisms. This provides a new and efficient strategy for designing catalysts for renewable hydrogen energy production.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Shuyan Wang, Chao Wan, Fengqiu Chen, Mingben Chong, Dang-guo Cheng
Summary: This article introduces a simple co-calcination method to introduce metal Mn into g-C3N4 to enhance its photocatalytic performance. By modifying the bandgap and surface area, Mn doping successfully improves the migration of photogenerated electrons, thus significantly enhancing the photocatalytic performance for water reduction.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jun Tang, Bowen Jiao, Wei Chen, Fei Ruan, Fengfeng Li, Peixin Cui, Chao Wan, Minh Ngoc Ha, Van Noi Nguyen, Qingping Ke
Summary: This study reports a novel approach for the effective synthesis of unsaturated coordinated N-doped copper oxides (N-CuOx) catalyst and demonstrates that N-CuOx catalyst, as an additive-free and cost-effective heterogeneous catalyst, exhibits highly catalytic performance for the direct oxidative coupling of aliphatic alkynes. The key to achieving efficient oxidative coupling of aliphatic alkynes lies in the synergistic effect of N species and uncoordinated O/Cu species caused by N dopants, which follows the Langmuir-Hinshelwood reaction mechanism. The N-CuOx catalyst shows a similar yield of approximately 89.1% for the hexadeca-7,9-diyne under mild conditions and demonstrates stable reusability (5 cycles), displaying significant advancements compared to traditional copper oxides. These findings highlight the importance of heteroatom dopants in the design of efficient copper catalysts for the synthesis of naturally occurring 1,3-diynes.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Guoxiang Guan, Jie Huang, Ming Chen, Juan Xia, Chao Wan, Xing Qian
Summary: Hollow nano-prisms based on polynary metallic sulfides have great potential as bifunctional electrochemical catalysts for solar cells and high-efficiency hydrogen production. The synthesized CuCo2S4/WS2 hollow nano-prisms exhibited excellent power conversion efficiency for solar cells and low overpotential for hydrogen production, making them a promising alternative to platinum.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Mengjuan Teng, Jingrui Ye, Chao Wan, Guangyu He, Haiqun Chen
Summary: In this review, the recent achievements of Cu-based catalysts in electrocatalytic NO3RR are summarized, detection methods for evaluating NO3RR performance are discussed, and the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics are introduced.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Junning Zheng, Yu Liang, Gui Li, Biyu Jin, Chao Wan, Mingfu Ye, Lixin Xu
Summary: In this study, highly dispersed PtNi nanoparticles were successfully deposited on Mn-modified graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) by a facile impregnation reduction method. The obtained catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity, hydrogen selectivity and stability for the decomposition of hydrous hydrazine to produce hydrogen. This research proposes a novel strategy for structural modification catalysts to enhance the catalytic performance for dehydrogenation reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chao Wan, Xiaoling Liu, Jiapei Wang, Fengqiu Chen, Dang-Guo Cheng
Summary: In this study, a new photocatalyst consisting of 0D CoP nanoparticles immobilized on 2D Co2P nanosheets was synthesized and demonstrated to be a high-performance and low-cost catalyst for hydrogen evolution from AB hydrolysis under visible light irradiation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Biyu Jin, Dongyun Wang, Yuan He, Jianjiang Mao, Yunqing Kang, Chao Wan, Wei Xia, Jeonghun Kim, Miharu Eguchi, Yusuke Yamauchi
Summary: Surface-edge opposite charged Laponite (LAP) particles grafted with imidazole ionic liquid (IL-TFSI) enhance the performance of polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based composite polymer electrolytes (CPEs) by improving thermal, mechanical, and electrochemical properties. The CPE-0.2LAP-IL-TFSI exhibits high ionic conductivity and lithium-ion transference number. It also improves the chemistry of solid electrolyte interphase and extends the cycling life of Li cells, showing potential for industrial applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiao Wu, Yu Liang, Gui Li, Chao Wan
Summary: In this study, BiMo/CNTs catalysts were fabricated and used for the oxidative dehydrogenation of 1-butene to 1,3-butadiene without steam. The catalysts showed high BD yield and good stability under the reaction conditions.
CHEMISTRY-SWITZERLAND
(2022)